KSFY-ABC News: Thirteen people ejected from a van - 4 seriously injured

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Thirteen people were ejected from a van that crashed on I-90 near Worthington, Minn. early Thursday morning.

The 2003 Chevy Express G3500 was heading east on I-90 when icy roads caused the vehicle to crash and roll. The driver, 29-year-old Altayeb Arbab-Azzein of Sioux Falls, was wearing his seatbelt. Thirteen of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle and everyone was taken to a hospital in Worthington, according to deputies on scene.

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Klaw Reh, 22, Talla Agra, 52, Bhandari Mekh, 28, and Mussa Alaaldeen, 32, are in serious condition according to the Minnesota Highway Patrol Office.

Mju Mohamed, 26, Reh Pleh, 47, Tiwari Ganga, Tamire, Shimeles, 30, Chuwan Tara, 38, Gurung Rabi, 37, Abdelmunem Abdallah, 54, Reh Ray, 22, Dhakal Dirga, 29, and Tornyang Nykaor, 41, all sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The van has South Dakota license plates, and all of the victims were from Sioux Falls.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises that the risk of rollover in a 15-passenger vans is high.

Examining crash data from 2003 to 2007, the administration found that a 15-passenger van with 10 or more occupants had a rollover rate nearly three times higher than one carrying fewer than five people.

The NHTSA research also found that drivers often lack experience with these large vehicles, which can lead to higher risk on the road.

UPDATE: Thirteen Passengers Ejected From Van That Rolled On Interstate 90 Early On Thursday

Date posted - October 25, 2013

Minnesota State Patrol MnSPUPDATE: According to a JBS Swift employee, all the victims in the 15-passenger van accident on Thursday early morning were workers at the Worthington meat packing plant. The victims are some of the approximately 200 people who make the drive from Sioux Falls, SD to Worthington each day to go to work.

Worthington, Minnesota — Thirteen people were ejected from a van during a crash on Thursday, October 24 near Worthington.

The Minnesota State Patrol reports that about 1:40 AM, 29-year-old Altayeb Arbab-Azzein was westbound on Interstate 90, near exit 42 at Worthington in a 2003 15-passenger Chevy van.

The patrol says the driver lost control on the icy roadway, and the van entered the median and rolled. Fifteen people were in the van at the time of the crash, 13 were ejected.

The Worthington Fire Department & Worthington Ambulance and Adrian Ambulance responded.

Arbab-Azzein was taken to Sanford Worthington Hospital by Worthington Ambulance.

The van was totaled.

The injured include:
Mju Mohamed, 26, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Reh Pleh, 47, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Tiwari Ganga, female, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Tamire Shimeles, 30, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Tara Chuwan, 38, female, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Rabi Gurung, 37, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Abdallah Abdelmunem, 54, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Reh Ray, 22, male, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Alaaldeen Mussa, 32, male, Sioux Falls, SD, serious injuries
Reh Klaw, 22, male, Sioux Falls, SD, serious injuries
Agra Dalli, 52, female, Sioux Falls, SD, serious injuries
Mekh Bhandari, 28, male, Sioux Falls, SD, serious injuries
Dirga Dhakal, 29, female, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries
Tornyang Nykaor, 41, female, Sioux Falls, SD, non-life threatening injuries